285/75/16
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From: Gainesville, Ga.
we get about one girl per year on here. welcome to df.
you need to get a drop hitch to level your horse trailer out. with 285/16 and stock suspension, a 6 inch drop works for me. just measure the height of your trailer coupler to determine yours. i bought mine at northern tool for about $25.
higher in rear is normal.
285/75 fit with no rub.
you might can get by with the 305's. have you mounted them yet and tried them. if you can swap them for 285's, consider doing that.
the trailer tongue weight will tend to level it for you. i personally don't like lifts and spacers. these trucks drive like **** anyway, why make them worse.
you need to get a drop hitch to level your horse trailer out. with 285/16 and stock suspension, a 6 inch drop works for me. just measure the height of your trailer coupler to determine yours. i bought mine at northern tool for about $25.
higher in rear is normal.
285/75 fit with no rub.
you might can get by with the 305's. have you mounted them yet and tried them. if you can swap them for 285's, consider doing that.
the trailer tongue weight will tend to level it for you. i personally don't like lifts and spacers. these trucks drive like **** anyway, why make them worse.
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Joined: May 2010
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From: cocoa, florida
well i already bought the 305s my 315's didnt' rub bad but my mechanic said that these shouldn't rub i'm still going to be the lift on bc it's only 2 inches which should level my truck, so far my trailer i have now fits on my hitch without slanting but we'll see if this makes a difference. I like the way my truck drives and hauls it hauls nicer then my ford did! but my gas milage sucks for sure! i'll take a pic after i put them on.
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From: Lee County, North Carolina
305's shouldn't rub the fenders with a 2.5" coil spacer.
What rims do you have? The stock 3-arm swirly rims tend to make tires rub the control arms if they're 285 70 16 or bigger because they have a deeper offset.
One thing to keep in mind about the leveling kit is that these trucks sit higher in the rear to keep them from squatting when you are hauling something. So with just a leveling kit in the front, your rear end is going to squat down lower than the front when you have the trailer hooked up.
I put coil spacers on the front of my truck and I didn't care for the level look, so I put an add a leaf in the back to raise it up a little higher than the front.
What rims do you have? The stock 3-arm swirly rims tend to make tires rub the control arms if they're 285 70 16 or bigger because they have a deeper offset.
One thing to keep in mind about the leveling kit is that these trucks sit higher in the rear to keep them from squatting when you are hauling something. So with just a leveling kit in the front, your rear end is going to squat down lower than the front when you have the trailer hooked up.
I put coil spacers on the front of my truck and I didn't care for the level look, so I put an add a leaf in the back to raise it up a little higher than the front.
Last edited by Sheriff420; May 6, 2010 at 11:03 AM.
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From: cocoa, florida
well i ended up getting the 285's even though i ordered 305's i just put the 285 75's on, i got the falken high country all terrains... i read up on them good and bad reviews...anyone have these or have had them? are they decent?
